Sae Tautu Athlete Profile - FTB

Sae Tautu

Defensive Line #31

Ht/Wt

245 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Alpine,

Utah

Last School

Lone Peak High School

Roster Years

2010 | 2013-2016

Played in 46 career games, starting in 16
Named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List (2016-17)
Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent First Team Defense (2016)
Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team (2015)

Prepped at Lone Peak High
Ranked the No. 8 football recruit out of the state of Utah by Scout.com
Named defensive MVP at the 2009 All-Polynesian Camp in Bountiful
Totaled 87 tackles and five sacks as a senior, leading Lone Peak to a 9-3 record and 5-1 league-best mark in 5As Region 4 along with Alta High School
Named Outstanding Linebacker at the BYU football camp
Also lettered in wrestling and played rugby
Coached by Tony McGeary

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

Sophmore Year 2014

Notched a career-high five tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss in win over Virginia
Played in 12 games while recording 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
Earned letterman honors as a sophomore

Junior Year 2015

Totaled career highs with six total tackles, six solo stops, three tackles for loss and his first career sack against UConn
Had two sacks in the win over Cincinnati
Recorded two tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack against Fresno State
Played in 13 games and started six
Earned letterman honors as a junior
Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team

Senior Year 2016

Played in all 13 games
Started 10 games at defensive end
Posted 50 total tackles
Led BYU with 11 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks
Six tackles, two sacks and two TFL against Michigan State – all in the second half
Had eight total tackles, season-high 2.5 TFL, 1 PBU and 1.5 sacks against Mississippi State
Notched a career-high nine tackles at Boise State to go with his one sack and and first forced fumble
Named to the 2016-17 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent first team defense